Vietnam: The War That Changed America
Through reunions, firsthand testimony, and rarely seen archival footage, this series revisits the Vietnam War from multiple perspectives, including those who fought and those who lived through it. It aims to show the conflict’s human cost and how its aftermath continued to shape American life and public debate for decades.
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Season 1
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Boots on the Ground
In 1965, America sends young soldiers to war in a country they know nothing about. Two tunnel rats form a powerful bond, until one is gravely injured.
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Uprising
Communist guerrillas launch a surprise attack: the Tet Offensive. Americans in the city of Huế find themselves at the center of a bloody battle.
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Not My War
A Vietnamese child's life is torn apart by the war, and a pilot is shot down in enemy territory. Back in the U.S., social unrest takes hold.
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Mutiny
With victory no closer, American soldiers begin to lose faith. A nurse wrestles with how to protect her patients, and a wife receives dreadful news.
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Homecoming
Soldiers return to a divided America and must come to terms with how the war changed them. Differing beliefs create a rift between best friends.
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The Endgame
Ten years later, in 1975, the remaining Americans and fleeing South Vietnamese race against time to escape in the largest helicopter evacuation ever.
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